Before his death and as part of Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal for the children’s hospital, the actor took on the character of the hapless inventor once again, and recorded a range of lift operator announcements.

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So Wallace is heard 24 hours a day announcing the floors – which are colour-coded to help children recognise their own ward – as well as instructions to ‘hold on to your trousers’ and other such Wallace-isms.